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@@ -8,22 +8,26 @@ Now I play:
- bass
- ukulele
+- a midi keyboard, if you even consider it an instrument
<details markdown="1">
<summary>Click to expand infodump on how I got into music</summary>
I was not raised a music person. As a young kid I had near zero exposure
-to formal music education. Once my parents picked up a synth for me at our
-local supermarket in hope I might amount to something. I never did. Sorry
-mom and dad :(
+to formal music education. We would listen to Mandopop and Cantopop, and
+mom would hum tunes while she did dishes, but that was it.
+
+There was once my parents picked up a 88-key keyboard for me at our local
+supermarket in hope I might amount to something. I never did. Sorry mom
+and dad :(
In sixth grade I joined a brass band as a percussionist (that was before
I wore braces; the conductor looked at my teeth and said "nyeh"). For most
-of my band career I was in charge of the bass drum, but I did learn the
-snare drum, the timpani, and the drum kit a lil bit. My favorite
-performance however was Takarajima, where I played the agogo (the soul of
-this musical number, despite being just one bar over and over again).
+of my band career I was in charge of the bass drum and the drum kit, but
+I did learn the timpani and a lil bit. My favorite performance however was
+Takarajima, where I played the agogo (the soul of this musical number,
+despite being just one bar over and over again).
As a side effect, a disadvantage I had to all the other band kids was that
I can't really read pitch, only rhythm. I did not know what a Bb minor
@@ -59,27 +63,37 @@ it with me across the ocean. Instead, I will buy a Squier that costs about
the same. (I know it makes no real difference, but I kinda prefer the
Telecaster-style headstock that has all pegs on one side.)
+!["Charcoal frost metallic" (grey and black) PJ bass in mint
+condition](img/index/squier.jpg)
+
</details>
-Here is a list of music I made, in reverse chronological order.
+## My music
-## [Early Sunsets Over Monroeville](early-sunsets-over-monroeville.md)
+Here is a list of music I made, most recent first.
-![Editor window in Ardour DAW](img/early_sunsets_over_monroeville/editor.png)
+### [This Song Will Uncure Your Depression](uncure-your-depression.md)
-I recorded the ukulele, did the vocals, and mixed them in Ardour. Result
-is an acoustic cover of "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville".
+![Album cover. Glass with residues of glued flyers. Title "this song will
+uncure your depression" and artist "Frederick Yin" handwritten in
+beige](img/uncure-your-depression/album-cover.jpg)
+
+My first attempt at actual composition. Involves synthesized equipments,
+bass, rapping, singing, and samples.
-## Choker
+### Choker
I recorded this with my friend Ryan in August 2023 but I haven't got
around to writing a blogpost
-## [This Song Will Uncure Your Depression](uncure-your-depression.md)
+### [Early Sunsets Over Monroeville](early-sunsets-over-monroeville.md)
-![Album cover. Glass with residues of glued flyers. Title "this song will
-uncure your depression" and artist "Frederick Yin" handwritten in
-beige](img/uncure-your-depression/album-cover.jpg)
+![Editor window in Ardour DAW](img/early_sunsets_over_monroeville/editor.png)
-My first attempt at actual composition. Involves synthesized equipments,
-bass, rapping, singing, and samples.
+I recorded the ukulele, did the vocals, and mixed them in Ardour. Result
+is an acoustic cover of "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville".
+
+## Not my music
+
+- [Review of My Chemical Romance discography](mcr_discog_review.md)
+- [Playlist to put on on my deathbed](deathbed_playlist.md)
diff --git a/docs/random/mcr_discog_review.md b/docs/music/mcr_discog_review.md
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diff --git a/docs/random/index.md b/docs/random/index.md
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@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ Nevertheless, occasionally I leave a permanent trace along the way.
- [I'm Using a Trackball (Logitech ERGO M575)](ergo_m575.md)
- [I Joined The Tab Gang](tab_gang.md)
- [Better Handwritten Math with LaTeX](latex_handwriting.md)
-- [Review of My Chemical Romance discography](mcr_discog_review.md)
- [xkcdbot](xkcdbot.md)
-- [Playlist to put on on my deathbed](deathbed_playlist.md)
- [Of Potato Chips And Food Globalization](potato_chips.md)
- [2 Bugs 1 Day](2bugs1day.md)
- [Shenzhen I/O Game Review](shenzhen_io_review.md)